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This song is on piano but it still sounds good on guitar. I struggled a bit between E minor and C,
neither sounded correct but they were close. Although the 3rd chord in the progression sounds minor if you
play C/E it sounds perfect.
NO CAPO
Standard Tuning: EADGBe
Voices: (Dm) (F) (C/E) (G)
Intro
Dm F C/E G
[Hook]
     DmStreet dreams, Fclose your C/Eeyes
     Take a Gbite to the memory
     DmStreet dreamsF, this is the C/Emoment
     The Gmoment that feels like fDmorever
     FThis is the C/Eend to where I beGgan
     And it feels like foDmrever
     FThey say time C/Eflies
              G   [cut off G](Dm)
     Down from sky and says never
(F)         (C/E)     (G lighty) begin to fade out (Dm even lighter) fade out
     I look down...      all I see is never
     And all I know is all I know...
--Bass Line then Percussion dominates the rap and there is more voices. The piano doesn't play but the 
progression works (Dm F C/E G) if you choose to play it with the rap--
[Verse 1 - Black Thought:]
I was born faceless in an oasis
Folks disappear here and leave no traces
No family ties nigga no laces
Less than a full deck nigga no aces
Waitin' on Superman losing all patience
Gettin' wasted on an everyday basis
I'm stuck here can't take a vacation
So fuck it, this shit is damnation
This is reality mane
Ain't no surprise I've been bangin' without any mane
What is this gotta be brave
When into the night I'm going to go quietly mane
Life is a bitch and then you live
Until one day by death you're found
I tried to keep both of my feet on the ground
But I know my head is surrounded by clouds
Spirallin' down, destined to drown
Forever is just a collection of nows
Off on my own, nowhere is my home
Approaching infinities fork in the road
When I was young something I often was told
It's not a bargain if it costs you your soul
Costs you your pride, caution aside
I'm gone with the wind and I'm long for the ride
Wish I could rest and open my eyes
But time ain't finna fly down from the sky
A place where the lonely love
Not another soul's there, only us
[Bass Line]
    Street dreams, close your eyes
    Take a bite to the memory
    Street dreams, this is the moment
                                Dm [hard]
    The moment that feels like forever
    FThis is the C/Eend to where I beGgan
    And it feels like foDmrever
    FThey say time C/Eflies
             G   [cut off G](Dm)
    Down from sky and says never
    FI looC/Ek down..G.      all I sDmee is never
    FAnd all C/EI know is alGl I know...
                  Dm [hard]
    I woke with a tear drop
    FAll I C/Eknow is what I Gknow
    I woke with a Dmtear drop
    FAll I C/Eknow is what I Gknow
               Dm [ring out]
    It's all I know
    All I know..
Dm       Dm      [ring out]
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Never

by The Roots

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

This song is on piano but it still sounds good on guitar. I struggled a bit between E minor and C,

neither sounded correct but they were close. Although the 3rd chord in the progression sounds minor if you

play C/E it sounds perfect.

NO CAPO

Standard Tuning: EADGBe

Voices: (Dm) (F) (C/E) (G)

Intro

Dm F C/E G

[Hook]

Dm F C/E

Street dreams, close your eyes

Take a bite to the memory

Dm F C/E

Street dreams, this is the moment

G Dm

The moment that feels like forever

F C/E G

This is the end to where I began

And it feels like forever

F C/E

They say time flies

G [cut off G](Dm)

Down from sky and says never

(F) (C/E) (G lighty) begin to fade out (Dm even lighter) fade out

I look down... all I see is never

And all I know is all I know...

--Bass Line then Percussion dominates the rap and there is more voices. The piano doesn't play but the

progression works (Dm F C/E G) if you choose to play it with the rap--

[Verse 1 - Black Thought:]

I was born faceless in an oasis

Folks disappear here and leave no traces

No family ties nigga no laces

Less than a full deck nigga no aces

Waitin' on Superman losing all patience

Gettin' wasted on an everyday basis

I'm stuck here can't take a vacation

So fuck it, this shit is damnation

This is reality mane

Ain't no surprise I've been bangin' without any mane

What is this gotta be brave

When into the night I'm going to go quietly mane

Life is a bitch and then you live

Until one day by death you're found

I tried to keep both of my feet on the ground

But I know my head is surrounded by clouds

Spirallin' down, destined to drown

Forever is just a collection of nows

Off on my own, nowhere is my home

Approaching infinities fork in the road

When I was young something I often was told

It's not a bargain if it costs you your soul

Costs you your pride, caution aside

I'm gone with the wind and I'm long for the ride

Wish I could rest and open my eyes

But time ain't finna fly down from the sky

A place where the lonely love

Not another soul's there, only us

[Bass Line]

Street dreams, close your eyes

Take a bite to the memory

Street dreams, this is the moment

Dm [hard]

The moment that feels like forever

F C/E G

This is the end to where I began

And it feels like forever

F C/E

They say time flies

G [cut off G](Dm)

Down from sky and says never

F C/E G Dm

I look down... all I see is never

F C/E G

And all I know is all I know...

Dm [hard]

I woke with a tear drop

F C/E G

All I know is what I know

I woke with a tear drop

F C/E G

All I know is what I know

Dm [ring out]

It's all I know

All I know..

Dm Dm [ring out]

Hope it helps! Comment if something could be better.

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